Sentence examples for capital was built from inspiring English sources

(Islamabad, the capital, was built from scratch to house the government).

Valletta, today the nation's capital, was built after the lifting of that siege and was designed to be an impregnable fortress.

According to myth, Lalibela received a vision from angels commanding him to chisel 11 churches out of the soft limestone hills on which the Zagwe capital was built.

The tunnel in question, located in a southeast corner of the capital, was built during the Fascist era for Rome's budding subway system but was abandoned during the Second World War.

The Sa'dabad compound of gardens and palaces, hidden among the peaceful woods and below the snow-capped mountains that overlook the Iranian capital, was built in the 1920s and 1930s.

A new capital was built by Ghiyāth al-Dīn Tughluq (1320 25) at Tughlakabad, but it had to be abandoned in favour of the old site near the Qutb Minar because of a scarcity of water.

(The flood-prone capital is built atop a marsh, and is just the sort of challenge that Japanese engineers relish).

The original walls around Katsina town, the kingdom's capital, were built in the mid-16th century.

This sets out 34 policy proposals to ensure that the 63,000 homes a year that are needed in the capital are built.

The country's capital is built on land settled without any negotiation or treaty or compensation, not even ten shillings and some frilly hats.

"A capital is built on the condition that it be a comfortable, safe and dignified place," said Budiharjo, who took over Jakarta's Social Welfare Agency eight months ago and decided to penalize charity givers for the first time.